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Florida-based jewelry designer Anna Zuckerman will open her brand’s flagship store in Mizner Park this Spring. LEONARD ALBANESE A glimpse of what’s to come Multiple new tenants opening their doors this year at Mizner Park By Rod Stafford Hagwood time, it was one of the first in the South Sun Sentinel nation to mix office space, hous- ing, shopping, dining/drinking Mizner Park — the de facto and entertainment. downtown of Boca Raton — has Wendy Larsen and her late a slew of new tenants coming to business partner Charlie Siemon the open-air shopping and dining were brought in as consultants. mecca this year. Their law firm specialized in Two eateries, two stores, a land-use planning/development bowling alley and a yoga studio are and they were the first to open an slated to open starting this spring. office at Mizner Park and the first The list of new businesses comes residents. just as the plaza — built on four Rs: “I remember when we were retail, restaurants, recreation and talking about Mizner Park,” recalls residential — turns 30 years old on Larsen. “Tom Crocker didn’t Jan. 11, with little fanfare thanks to want to do residential because he the coronavirus pandemic. didn’t think anyone would rent. Here’s what’s coming to the People have lunch at Max’s Grille at Mizner Park in Boca Raton on For many years after Mizner Park LOCAL/B001/PN Mizner Park in 2021: Thursday. Mizner Park will marks its 30th anniversary Monday. CARLINE was built many projects around „ Calaveras Cantina (Mexican JEAN / SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL the country were called ‘Mizner restaurant) — Spring Park-like’ projects...because in „ EGG (apparel) Lounge — Summer century architect most cities they segregated uses, — Spring „ Hotworx (fitness studio) — Fall and located on the site that was so it was innovative. It was always „ Anna Zuckerman Luxury „ American Social (gastropub/ once the Boca Mall, Mizner Park designed, in our minds, to be the (jewelry/accessories) — Spring restaurant) — Winter was built by South Florida devel- „ Strike 10 Bowling and Sports Named after the early 20th oper Tom Crocker in 1991. At the Turn to Mizner, Page 4

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infrared heat with either yoga, Mizner isometric workouts or High Inten- from Page 1 sity Interval Training. Hotworx will open in Mizner heart of downtown.” Park this fall. There are other loca- Client Name: Advertiser: Section/Page/Zone: Description: Larsen and Siemon were instru- tions in Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke mental in building the Mizner Park Pines, Boynton Beach, Welling- Amphitheater, which anchors ton, Palm Beach Gardens and the north end of the plaza. On Miami. the south end is the Mizner Park Cultural Center with its black box theater. The Amphitheater is home American Social to the annual Festival of the Arts AmericanSocialBar.com. Boca, which they started in 2007 This sports bar and music-cen- and Larsen still chairs. tric restaurant has successfully “I remember the opening of the fit into Fort Lauderdale, Miami, amphitheater in 2002,” she says. Tampa, Orlando and — by next “That was an event. It was the last winter — Boca Raton by deflty time the Florida Philharmonic blending a little local flavor with performed. That was an incredi- a familiar franchise: all-Amer- ble night. Incredible.” ican food, handcrafted cock- While there have been new tails and all the big games on big brands snapping up vacancies screens. that never recovered from the “All our [restaurants] have a little Great Recession or were done The main fountain stands at Mizner Park in Boca Raton on Thursday. Mizner Park will mark its 30th anniversary local in them,” explains co-founder in by online shopping, the retail Monday. CARLINE JEAN/SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL and managing partner Paul Green- anchor venue that was recently berg. “We give them the opportu- a Lord & Taylor remains empty vacated by Junior’s Restaurant first “hatched” in 2003 by designer The store’s interior will be nity to have…different local beers. after the tony store filed for bank- and Cheesecake. The future Boca Susan Lazar, the company explains designed by Boca Raton’s Alba- We want them to be as constant as ruptcy and closed in August. The Raton space has a larger kitchen, on its website that she settled on nese Development and will feature possible but we also give our team two-story 80,000 square foot space which may allow for a more ambi- “Egg” inspired by “each child’s turquoise acrylic and malachite the chance…to give their own little has previously been a Jacobson’s tious menu than is possible in the great potential — all eggs might panels meant to mimic the hues touch.” department store and then a Robb Jupiter location in Harbourside look the same on the outside, Zuckerman uses in her designs. For example, he explains, “The & Stucky furniture store. Place. but inside lays infinite possibili- entertainment might be a little Also, sushi restaurant Blue Fish Owner Curtis Peery, a Miami ties.” The store should open in the different up there. Maybe try live suddenly closed earlier this week native raised in Palm Beach spring. Strike 10 Bowling and music first. In Orlando we found after an 11-month run, having Gardens, says, “We studied Mizner Sports Lounge out that live music fits better than a moved to Mizner Park after trying pretty heavily. The clientele and deejay. That’s something we might its luck on Delray Beach’s Atlan- people in Mizner are pretty much Anna Zuckerman Strike10Bowling.com. look at in Mizner Park.” tic Avenue before closing there the same as we see in Jupiter — Luxury This summer the upscale bowl- Greenberg and his business part- Ad Number: Insertion Number: Size: Color Type: in 2013. The restaurant opened some snow birds from the North, ing alley is looking to add a second ner and co-founder Rick Mijares in February in the spot formerly but also some locals. We’re a place AnnaZuckerman.com. South Florida location to its (“Who is taking the reins of the occupied by Rack’s Downtown that you can have families in for Jewelry designer Anna Zucker- Hallandale Beach property in the design of American Social”) think Eatery and Tavern. dinner and then at a certain time it man’s mission for her eponymous Village at Gulfstream Park. it is too early to say exactly how the Here’s a breakdown of what’s turns into a bar party atmosphere.” brand’s flagship store open- If the Strike 10 in Mizner Park is Mizner Park location will look or scheduled to open in Mizner Park ing this spring is to make luxury anything like that one, expect large reflect the local vibe. But they are this year. more accessible. The wide array HD televisions, a long sleek bar in eager to enter the market. EGG New York of merchandise, everything from the lounge area, a sushi bar, pool “Mizner Park is the epicenter of EggNewYork.com. tiaras to tennis bracelets, has an tables, an arcade, DJs, live enter- Boca,” he says. “We love the direc- Calaveras Cantina This children’s fashion brand average selling price of $199. tainment and, of course, profes- tion they are heading in. There’s CalaverasCantina.com. and retailer bills itself as being Zuckerman, who emigrated sional bowling lanes. so much to do in that area. I think Already a hit in Jupiter, this designed for “the stylish mom that from the former Soviet Union they are really trying to step up Mexican restaurant is opening identifies with a suburban lifestyle where she was born to a family of their game.” a long-anticipated second loca- having a family that travels coast goldsmiths and fine jewelers, grew Hotworx American Social is taking over tion in Mizner Park sometime in to coast.” up watching her father design and Hotworx.net. the 8,000 square foot space that the spring, taking over the space Why egg? When the brand was craft jewelry. This fitness studio combines used to house Truluck’s. Publication Date: 01/10/2021 This E-Sheet confirms that the ad appeared in Sun-Sentinel on date and page indicated. You may not create derivative works, or any way exploit repurpose content displayed contained electronic tearsheet.